Anti-social elements thrive on social media

The secrecy offered by WhatsApp is being misused to run sex rackets – and the Cyber Cell of the police is helpless unless girls who are being trafficked cooperate with the investigation “Follow me for WhatsApp fun, and pay to get full pleasure”. It’s entirely possible that you’ve come across such suspiciously cryptic messages on […]

Wives battle it out

When in jail, get your wife a Lok Sabha ticket. This is the mantra in some bihar constituencies “Hum Munger ki bahu hain, Munger ki mahilaon ka vote aur aashirwad humko bonus ke roop mein milega (I am Munger’s daughter-in-law, I will get blessings and votes of women from Munger as a bonus),” says Neelam […]

Work that kills

Yet again, two workers in Gurugram met an untimely death after inhaling noxious gases while cleaning a tank. The sad saga of manual scavenging continues Another shocker, another safety lapse, another mishap and six more deaths. Yes, there’s no letup in the shameful practice of manual scavenging, in the city or across the country. Gurugram […]

Danger in the bin

Big hospitals in city have an efficient waste disposal system in place. However, many small medical facilities have not fallen in line, citing difficulties On April 10, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued an ultimatum to non-bedded healthcare facilities to comply by April 25 with Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, which require all hospitals to […]

To pee or not to pee

When you gotta go, is it easy to find a public loo nearby? You can use Google Maps or ask around, but in the end the facilities may not be up to the mark If a CapitAL city should be a model for the rest of the country, one of the basics it has to […]

No place at the table

For 20 years, students have been denied representation on the Academic Council of Delhi University. But if murmurs become a shout and legal action succeeds, things might change in the near future The student body of Delhi University often finds itself organising protests and dharnas. This is often a last resort when pleas are ignored, […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

With food in his DNA, Chef Sahil Singh proceeded to complete his Bachelor’s of Science in Hospitality & Hotel Administration from the Institute of Hotel Management, Jodhpur in 2007. Recognised as one of the finest pan-Asian Executive Chefs in the country, he has over eight years of experience of working with the greatest chefs in […]

Tailoring lives

With all the talk about sustainability in clothing, are we being negligent by dumping our old clothes for just a minor defect that can be fixed easily by the tailor in our local market? The urge to buy a new outfit is difficult to resist, especially if one is surfing apparel shops online, which is […]